Sentences with phrase «recognizable character actors»

But that hasn't stopped him from carving out a nice career as one of the most recognizable character actors in the business.

Washington was just one of several recognizable character actors a cast which included Mike Donlin, Kewpie Morgan and Roscoe Karns, who would go on to become a stalwart of the pre-Code era.

I did enjoy the string of recognizable character actors in small roles.

Once that sandstorm hits, both operatives» operandi go out the window and we then see how their assassination mission plays out — briskly, bloodily and, best of all, with no recognizable character actors to tip the outcome's hat.

And Pickens» appearance at the end of the film indicates Peckinpah's penchant for intensifying his dramas by casting recognizable character actors and then playing off on their accumulated screen personae.

Recognizable character actors such as Hawkes, James Spader, Jackie Earle Haley, Hal Holbrook, Tim Blake Nelson, and S. Epatha Merkerson are among the faces in smaller supporting roles.

He's surrounded by stereotypical, yet colorful characters played by recognizable character actors like Paul Rodriguez, Louis Anderson, Jamie Gertz, and pre-Matrix Laurence Fishburne as Voodoo, a messenger who doesn't care about what he delivers, even if it is for the local drug runner, known as The Gypsy.

The uber - recognizable character actor takes his first turn behind the camera in Lucky and he's called on the talents of perhaps the most famous character actor to do so.

Gary Cole One of the crown princes of being «that guy» — a familiar, but maybe not immediately recognizable character actor who regularly steals the show (see also Stephen Root, William Fichtner, and many, many others)-- Gary Cole has been in the game for three decades, usually in supporting parts.

The instantly recognizable character actor broke the mold with his Oscar - nominated turn as an amicable motel manager in The Florida Project, but you can't keep Dafoe away from all things creepy and unpleasant.

Not exact matches

Winona Ryder as Will's struggling single mother, character actor David Harbour as police Chief Hopper, and Matthew Modine as the secret government scientist are the most recognizable faces.

Today, he is a recognizable New York - based character actor with roles in the city's best theater, television, and film productions.

We'll hopefully get a low key miniseries on the BBC that focuses on the characters with less recognizable actors and a much smaller budget.

His shared history and complicated relationship with U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) eventually became the lifeblood of the Kentucky - set western, and the many reinventions of Boyd, each one revealing a new layer of the man who would do anything to escape the viselike grip of Harlan, made him a fan - favorite character and Goggins more than just an actor whose face was recognizable but name wasn't.

Franchise creators Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick wrote and directed the pilot which featured the same humor, violence and characters and as the movie, but with less recognizable actors.

John Turturro has become one of the most recognizable and respected character actors working today.

Characters come and go so fast and when recognizable actors pop up, you expect more than a one - scene gig.

John Carroll Lynch may not be instantly recognizable to most audiences based on his name alone but when they get a look at him, they can immediately place him as one of the most reliable character actors working today.

The third season of FX's acclaimed Fargo series has added another recognizable actor to its cast: character actor David Thewlis, who most will probably remember as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise.

Melissa McCarthy may have the elements of an immediately recognizable comic persona, but her years as a character actor have left an impression; many of her movies address, explicitly or not, the mutability of identity.

One of the world's most recognizable and beloved character actors, he is featured in over 50 films, including «The Right Stuff,» «The Aviator,» «The Great Gatsby,» «Monster» and last year's critically - acclaimed «Junebug.»

Melissa McCarthy may have the elements of an immediately recognizable comic persona, but her years as a character actor...

(He's played by James Faulkner, a veteran character actor who's probably most recognizable now as Samwell Tarly's father on Game Of Thrones.)

A central problem is that Stone opts for recognizable actors whose resemblances to the (also recognizable) characters they are playing are frequently limited.

There is a fun and recognizable cast of character actors that make up the background including Toby Huss and Fred Melamed.

«Lucky» is the feature directing debut for actor John Carroll Lynch, himself a longtime character actor recognizable from roles in movies such as «Fargo,» «Zodiac» and «Shutter Island.»

Although Murphy is clearly the most recognizable face, he is supported strongly by a good cast of character actors who seem much more tailor made for their respective roles, and even veterans like Stamp (My Boss's Daughter) and Tilly (Monsters Inc.) are fun to watch in roles that they don't get a chance to play often.

I also like the idea of using an already existing (and recognizable) character, it's a bit like employing a famous actor.